Esselenpark - The Railways University in the Veld

Abstract:

The artcle outlines the planning and construction history of Esselenpark and shatters some of the myths surrounding its construction. It examines why such an anachronistic, labour intenive and expensive complex was built in the classical tradition when modernism held sway in South Africa. Finally, it describes present uses and possible future developments.

Description:

This article is a condensed version of a paper presented at the Planning History Group's conference in Stellenbosch in April 1998, which is available at http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5487.